hamburgare

Swedish

en hamburgare

Alternative forms

• hamborger (obsolete), hamburger (obsolete), hambårger (obsolete)

Etymology

Affix of hamburg (“Hamburg”) +‎ -are (“-er”), borrowed from German Hamburger.

Food sense borrowed from English hamburger. Attested since 1959.

Noun

hamburgare c

1. (food) hamburger (sandwich)

   Synonym: burgare

2. a person from Hamburg

Usage notes

Usually turns into hamburger- in compounds.

Declension

Declension of hamburgare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hamburgare	hamburgaren	hamburgare	hamburgarna
Genitive	hamburgares	hamburgarens	hamburgares	hamburgarnas

Derived terms

• hamburgerkedja (“hamburger chain”)

See also

• ostburgare (“cheeseburger”)
• parisare
• strassburgare

References

• hamburgare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hamburgare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hamburgare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)